Improved me at-cutter



C. L'. GILPATRIC.

Meat Cutter.

Patented Oct. 4, 1864.

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C. L. GILPATRIG, OF LEWISTON, MAINE.

IMPROVED MEAT-CUTTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,-; 27, dated October4, 1861.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, G. L. GILPATRIO, of Lewiston, in theState of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat- Ohoppers; andI hereby declare that the fol lowing is a true and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

Figure l in the annexed drawings represents a longitudinal verticalsection of my meatcutter. Fig. 2 represents an inside end elevation ofthe same.

In Fig. 1 the letter A represents the frame of my machine, whichconsists of the platform B, the upright G, and the cross-piece D. Theplatform B has a longitudinal slot in it extending from a point near theupright G to a point near D. The object of this slot will be hereinafterdescribed. The upright O is securely fastened to one end of platform Bin a vertical position, and has an opening cut in its top for thereception of lever E, which works in this opening on a bolt passingthrough it and through upright O. The lever E occupies a positionimmediately above the slot in platform B, and extends a foot (more orless) beyond the end of the platform. Directly over the cross-piece l)is placed the tub F, which may be made of wood or metal. Tub F isfurnished with a thick solid bottom of wood, having a hole made in itsunder surface, which works on a pin placed in the center of cross-pieceD. On this pin the tub is made to play with a horizontal revolving n10-tion in .the manner described below. To the bottom of tub F is fastenedthe cog-wheel g, which in circumference is a littleless than the bottomof tub F.

In the slot above described is placed the shaft h, which has itsbearings at the ends of the slot.

K represents a ratchet-wheel on shaft 71, at the end next to upright O,spacebeing cut in platform B for it to revolve freely. M represents apawl, the upper end being hinged at the under surface of lever E, andthe lower end hooked so as to catch in the teeth of ratchet-wheel K.Near the opposite end of shaft h is the bevel-wheel n, intended to gearin the cog-wheel g.

L represents an iron rod passing through lever E in the direction of thecenter of tub F. A slot is made in the lower end of L to receive theknife H, made of plate-steel, the knife being a little convex at itslower edge to fit the concave surface of the bottom of the tub F. Theframe A is supported by three legs, (1, one under end piece, 0, and twounder crosspiece D.

In operating my machineit will be observed that by raising lever E thepawl m, acting on the ratchet-wheel K, will move the shaft h around adistance equal to the space between the cogs on the ratchet-wheel, andthe bevelwheel n,acting on wheel g,will causeit to move the samedistance. Thus by a rapid movement of lever E the tub F will have acorresponding motion and bring every part of the contents of the tubsuccessively under the action of the knife II, and by this operation cutthe meat equally fine throughout the whole mass without the trouble ofshifting it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

The tub F, the knife H, the cog-wheel 5 the bevel-wheel a, pawl m, andratcl1etwheel k, the whole arranged, constructed, and operatedsubstantially as herein described.

( L. GILPATRIO.

\Vitnesses:

WM. P. FRYE, J. A. SMITH.

